ok, go out and get whatever jack johnson you can get your hands on now! I first fell in love w/ his first album back before anyone knew him. I will admit though, that my little bro and I came up with some pretty hilarious alternate lyrics for his first big song on the radio. It took me a good while to get used to his second album, now I probably listen to that more, and then again with his third album, again, it took me a while. but he is truly great.
he started out filming pro surfing videos, and you can see where he is coming from. really chill, folksy music. good stuff
26 Oct 05 ·rum: does that mean i'm allowed to recommend any (or every) song by richard harris?
A bit like in that James Bond film, �Live and Let Die', when all those somber funeral marchers suddenly go ape and break out into that frightening carnival procession. That but ten hundred fold. Or like a farmers market massacre on a beautiful summers day in June. One of the two. The Pharoah admitted as much in a recent interview. He said it had nothing to do with the creator having a master plan at all. "yeah I'd just finished reading that James Bond book, you know, with the skulls and shit and on the box comes this quiz show with all these animals being ritually slaughtered on it. And I thought, hey up, I've got a crackin' idea!"
Regardless of the themes and inspiration, it's an unbelievable track. Even if the descriptions "free jazz" and "34 minutes" set off all your alarm bells, I urge you let it go this one time, I urge you to seek it out.
It's better than the five most recent recommendations COMBINED! Can I get away with saying something as stupid as that?
from Karma
24 Feb 06 ·n-jeff: The only Pharoah Saunders I've heard is on Alice Coltrane's "Journey to Satchinanda" (Scuse the poor spelling) which is remarkable. Not only is the playing remarkable, but so is the fact I love it so much, considering it's not only a saxaophone, but it's also in the 'too many notes' style of Jazz. But Saunders playing just seems to float around on top of everything else. Beautiful stuff.
but anyway, what I really wanted to know was, is he really a Yorkshireman? (Ey up!?) Blimey.
24 Feb 06 ·rum: yes, it's a little known pharoah fact, he was born in a little village just outside Barnsley. 24 Feb 06 ·konsu: Thembi is another fine record for him as well.
10 Mar 06 ·rum: i can't stand either star wars or the decemberists but the sheer clout of your recommendation has convinced me to listen to this song. i must head out into the streets and find this song before dawn breaks. 14 Mar 06 ·n-jeff: You know, I don't like Star Wars either. I'd always felt so alone until now..... I don't think I'll track the track down, from the recommendation, it just doesn't seem like my bag. 15 Mar 06 ·anakinskywalker: well... my name is annie. so people call me annie-kin a.k.a. anakin. i'm a GIRL so of course i'm not really a star wars fan. haha.
